SCIENCE CLASS 7 ONLINE REVISION AND STUDY NOTES

[nextpage title=”HUMAN BODY : Blood Circulatory System, The Heart”] HUMAN BODY   THE BLOOD CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Parts of the circulatory system The heart-The pumping organ The blood-The transport fluid. The blood vessel-They are pipes through which the blood flows. Blood components and their functions Plasma-The liquid part of the blood which transport digested food materials, […]

How to Check KUCCPS 2019 KCSE University/Colleges Placements

Join Our Facebook Page The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that students who sat for last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) are now able to check colleges and universities they will join. The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has now opened its portal for the students to check university or […]

KUCCPS Places 122,831 Students On Government-Sponsored Degree

Join Our Facebook Page KUCCPS will place 122,831 students on government-sponsored degree courses out of the 125,463 students who sat for last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. While launching the academic calendar for students on Tuesday Education CS Prof George Magoha said that another 88,724 will join Technical and Vocational Education and […]

Uhuru Orders CS Magoha to Create New School Calendar

Ahead of Madaraka Day on the 1st of June 2020, many Kenyans anticipated President Uhuru Kenyatta might say something about the reopening of schools, which he did. Closing of schools was one of the drastic measures the government had to undertake to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to continue […]

SCIENCE REVISION NOTES STD 7 – 8

[nextpage title=”UNIT 1: HUMAN BODY – 1.1 Reproductive System”] HUMAN BODY Specific Objectives By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:• Identify some of the reproductive systems• Describe physical changes during adolescence• Identify parts of the circulatory system• Describe the components of blood and their functions• Identify the types of blood […]

Energy Changes In Physical And Chemical Processes

Energy is the ability to do work. There are many forms of energy such as chemical, electrical, heat, kinetic and potential energy. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can only be converted from one form to another. Endothermic and Exothermic reactions When ammonium nitrate is dissolved in water, the temperature of the resulting […]

Status of Education in Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Teachers’ union urges staff to defy order to return to work Governing associations and the teachers’ unions of South Africa have urged their staff on Friday not to follow the government’s order to return to work. Teachers were told to return to work next week but the unions do not agree as they […]

Dear Teacher, This Is Why You Are Broke

Globally, the main challenge that teachers still deal with and complain of is low pay. Despite their strikes, activism, and advocation, this doesn’t seem to change, except those that are part of different private schools that pay quite differently. When the question comes up on why teachers are broke, it is usually blamed on the […]

KNUT and UASU Propose Continued Stay at Home due to COVID-19

A group of unions for secondary, primary, and university teaching staff have come up with a proposal for students to continue staying at home until as far as November 2021. This group comprises of the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). They are both recommending for a little patience […]

Why the Reopening of Schools Might be a Great Risk

In light of the ongoing economic crisis, a handful of countries like Japan and Norway already began the process of slowly reopening the economy. Governments have allowed essential services all along in most countries but with deteriorating economies, it is increasingly a matter of when and not if most governments will loosen lockdown restrictions. Going […]

Things Teachers Can Live Off During This Covid-19 Lockdown

Ever since the Covid–19 pandemic aggrandized itself, the world governments took measures that could save lives by allowing a few set backs in many industries. Among the most affected were the teachers, and since this kind of global system is unpredictable, teachers have to find a way to survive. Survival is possible if one possesses […]